The document describes ELIXR, a project that uses case stories in online videos to encourage teaching innovation. It discusses examples of how ELIXR videos were used in faculty development workshops at different universities, including workshops on the first day of class and universal design for learning. The document also provides an overview of the goals and outcomes of an ELIXR workshop on "just in time teaching" conducted at Cal State Northridge.

1. ELIXR: Using Web-based,
Media Rich, Case Stories to
Encourage Innovation in
Teaching
Flora McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge
Roberta Ambrosino, UT Health Science Center
Joe Grimes, CSU – San Luis Obispo
Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, CSU - Northridge

2. Presentation Overview
 What is ELIXR? (a short demonstration)
 Examples of Use
 Roberta Ambrosino – First Day of Class
 Joe Grimes – Universal Design for Learning & First
Day of Class
 Kiren Dosanjh Zucker – Just in Time Teaching
 Faculty Development Outcomes and Impact
 Questions and Discussion

3. ELIXR
 develop and test new collaborations
among faculty development centers
and online resource repositories.
 Create innovative models of online
resources that illustrate exemplary
teaching

4. ELIXR Fellows
 Purpose of fellowship: implement case
stories in faculty development programs
and evaluate their effectiveness
 Fellows
 Roberta Ambrosino, UT Health Science Center
 Joe Grimes, CSU – San Luis Obispo
 Kathy Ross – Indiana University, Kokomo
 Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, CSU - Northridge

5. First Day of Class Workshops
for Healthcare Professionals
Roberta Ambrosino

6. First Workshop
Motivating Students with Course Objectives
Objectives for workshop:
 Explore educational theories of motivation
 View other faculty performing motivational
activities
 Choose and apply activities for use in their
learning environment

7. Second Workshop
Framing Course Content
 Objectives for workshop:
 Identify course outcomes
 Identify big questions in the course

14. Center for Teaching & Learning
Using Merlot/ELIXR Case Stories in
Faculty Development at Cal Poly
Joe Grimes

15. Use of Merlot/ELIXR Case
Stories in Faculty
Development at Cal Poly
 Orientation Tool for New Faculty
 Preparing Faculty to Use Technology More
Effectively
 Pilot Mini Learning Community Addressing
Universal Design for Learning
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16. Orientation Tool for New
Faculty
 “Making Your 1st Class Session Really First
Class” Found at
http://pachyderm.cdl.edu/elixr-stories/
1stday-slo/
 URL Sent to New Faculty in Welcoming Letter From
Faculty Development
 Used in New Faculty Orientation Workshop
 During the Workshop, Faculty Indicated that it Was
Quite Helpful
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17. Preparing Faculty to Use
Technology More Effectively
in Hybrid/One Classes
 Faculty Participate in a Seven Week “Hybrid”,
”Blended” Workshop
 Faculty Study the Videos During Two of Their Online
Sessions
 Faculty Discuss the Videos During One of The Face To
Face Sessions
 First Day is Extremely Important in Hybrid/Online
Courses
 During the Workshop, Faculty Indicated that it Was
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18. Pilot Mini Learning
Community Addressing
Universal Design for Learning
 Universal Design for Learning in Information
System at URL
http://pachyderm.cdl.edu/elixr-stories/udl-
information-systems/
 Used as an Example of How a Faculty
Improved Learning
 Limited Because it Addressed Only One UDL
Principle (Use of Small Groups)
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19. Lessons Learned
 Seeing it Happen is Better than Just Talking About or
Reading About How It Should Happen
 It is Positive to Discuss the Case Stories with Others
 Different People will Gain Different Insight
 Good to have Interdisciplinary Discussions
 A Case Story is Designed to Achieve a Specific
Outcome
 First Day – Motivation, Framing, Expectations, Assessment,
Climate, Essential Administration, and Evolution
 UDL – Small Group Discussions, Guided Notes, Online Multimedia
 Case Stories May be Used in a Variety of Ways
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20. Using MERLOT/
ELIXR “Just in Time”
at Cal State
Northridge
Goals, Planning, and Outcomes of
“Just in Time Teaching” MERLOT/
ELIXR Spring 2009 workshop
Kiren Dosanjh Zucker

21. Goals for Workshop
 Raise awareness and stimulate interest among
CSUN faculty in MERLOT/ELIXR as a teaching
resource
 Develop CSUN faculty members’ ability to
engage students in learning by engaging
them in JiTT pedagogical approach
 Promote the use of JiTT exercises to enhance
CSUN students’ engagement in constructing
knowledge

22. Planning and promoting
“Just in Time Teaching”
workshop
 Technical support from MERLOT/ELIXR and CSUN
Faculty Development staff
 Description of MERLOT/ELIXR and JiTT included
in workshop announcements
 Pre-survey of participants’ pedagogical
approaches to students’ preparation and
construction of knowledge
 Scaffolding participants’ understanding of
“Just in Time Teaching”
 Definition, description, examples, and exercises
integrated with video clips

23. Outcomes
 Participants’ “takeaway” – last day of class JiTT
exercise created and shared as part of
workshop activity
 “One Minute Survey” results:
 Prof. Grove’s “excitement of discovery” concept was
“one idea” participants “want to remember
 Participants planned to use JiTT “to have students
come in [to class] prepared and eager
 “Checking out (other) MERLOT/ELIXR videos” as well.

24. Evaluation Overview
 Tools (all available at ELIXR website under
Faculty Development Tab)
 Pre-event survey (recommended)
 Workshop satisfaction survey (required)
 Post-event survey (recommended)
 For the really brave at heart – conducting a case
study

25. Some Findings
 Getting ‘pre’ measures very difficult to do –
 ‘post’ measures somewhat easier, but they are just
coming in now
 Faculty report (unprompted) that the videos are
quite meaningful, they like the variety
 They are very satisfied with the interactive nature of
the workshops
 Time***** is the biggest barrier to implementation
ELIXR is a FIPSE funded project

26. Contact Info
 Flora McMartin, Broad-based Knowledge
Flora.mcmartin@gmail.com
 Roberta Ambrosino, UT Health Science
CenterAmbrosino@uthscsa.edu
 Joe Grimes, CSU – San Luis Obispo
jgrimes@calpoly.edu
 Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, CSU – Northridge
Kirne.Dosanjh.Zucker@csurn.edu